Largest commercial communications satellite
ever serving consumers and businesses across the Americas.
GERMANTOWN, Md., March 14,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems,
LLC (HUGHES), an EchoStar company (Nasdaq: SATS), today
announced that its JUPITER™ 3 satellite is providing services to
subscribers in the United States,
Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Peru,
Ecuador, Argentina, and Colombia. Launched in July 2023, the satellite soon reached its
position at the 95 West orbital slot and underwent extensive
testing. After successfully completing the tests, JUPITER 3 entered
commercial service on December 19,
2023. In the 90 days since, Hughes has launched new
Hughesnet services across the Americas for both consumer and
business users.
"The feedback from users and dealers has been overwhelmingly
positive," said Peter Gulla, Senior
Vice President, Hughes. "The demand for connectivity is tremendous,
including in rural areas that are unserved or underserved by other
services. Our new Hughesnet plans are meeting the market
expectations for speed and price. Our Fusion plans for home and
business are giving users a low-latency service that has been
unavailable to rural locations previously."
JUPITER 3 provides speeds up to 100 Mbps. With more than 300
spot beams, the geostationary satellite uses the Ka-band spectrum
plus Q-band and V-band for gateways. JUPITER 3 is supported by a
state-of-the-art cloud-based ground system featuring a diverse
private fiber backbone and network and traffic management utilizing
artificial intelligence (AI) that monitors traffic and makes
real-time changes to reduce latency and maximize throughput.
"Internet connection is vital today, and we forget that there
are places where that connection is unavailable or unreliable. When
we set up a new subscriber with the Hughesnet service, it is a game
changer for them," said Tim
Robinson, Owner 21st Century Communications.
"After completing a recent installation, one of our technicians
relayed how the homeowner cried tears of joy over the excitement of
the new connection. This is why we do what we do, we are making a
real difference in the lives of our customers, and the new JUPITER
3 powered Hughesnet is awesome."
JUPITER 3 is also an important part of Hughes services for
airlines, enterprises, and government customers. Hughes is pursuing
a multi-orbit, managed services future where customers will have
the secure and reliable connectivity they need, where and when they
need it.
For more information about the Hughes JUPITER 3 satellite,
please visit the website.
About Hughes
Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) company,
provides broadband equipment and services; managed services
featuring smart, software-defined networking; and end-to-end
network operation for millions of consumers, businesses,
governments, airlines, and communities worldwide. The Hughes
flagship internet service, Hughesnet®, connects millions of people
across the Americas, and the Hughes JUPITER™ System powers internet
access for tens of millions more worldwide. Hughes supplies more
than half the global satellite terminal market to leading satellite
operators, mobile network operators and military customers. Hughes
products and services have helped bring in-flight video and
broadband to thousands of aircraft for over twenty years. A managed
network services provider, Hughes supports approximately half a
million enterprise sites with its HughesON™ portfolio of wired and
wireless solutions. To learn more, visit
https://www.hughes.com/ or follow HughesConnects on X
(Twitter) and LinkedIn.
©2024 Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company. Hughes
and Hughesnet are registered trademarks and JUPITER is a trademark
of Hughes Network Systems, LLC.
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